She was preceded in death by her husband, James Beckham; son, Sidney Beckham; parents, T. W. and Hazel Oglesby; brothers, Johnny Oglesby and James Oglesby; great-grandchildren, Landon Cole Tanner, Matthew Beckham, and Kevin Martin Burke.

Visitation will be held Wednesday, September 13, 2017, 5:00 pm at Wright's Funeral Home, Quitman, Mississippi. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, September 14, 2017, 2:00 pm at the Wright's Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Glen Lafferty and Rev. Larry Browning, officiating. Burial will take place in the Archusa Memorial Gardens.